T H E TORCH OF REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, T H U R SD A Y , A P R IL 29, 1897. will find incitement» t<> virtue in the comfort and pleasantness you «¡11 feel in it» exercise, and the lin e of others which it « ill procure vou. If you find reason to believe there is a God, a consctousne •ss t h a t you are acting under his eye, and I UNIVERSITY NOTES. you cannot give a thousand all at once, just specify in y o u r subscnp- D annie Malloy entered the U ni tion th a t it is payable in m e ta l versity last M onday. incnts and semi it along, by register- This is exam ination week and etl mail, express, special messenger or. la-tly, by freight; BUT BE SURE the students are p u ttin g in m uch that it starts . tim e reviewing. i hat he a p p r o v e s you, will be a vast additional incitem ent; if th a t Jesus was also a God, you will he com- forted by a belief of his aid and love. Y our own mason is tho only oracle given you by H eaven; and To all of our friends: Do not Q uite a num ber of our girls have hesitate, but come right forward u n ifo rm sa n d they (th e girls) look with every dollar of subscription very nice if they are infidels, but th at you can possibly persuade the best of it is they are nice. yourself to believe th a ty ,.u can now Ou(. sw unch L ibera, fri„n d Mr or a t any tim e in the fu tu re pay. r fin# student» do not know how much th ey miss in one week unless they are obliged to stay out Every Secularist should wet as our agent and help along the w r k now while we need help most. Please do n"t think we are short- live«!. We w ill succeed! W rite to us. Mr. F. J. B eaty of Chemawa Ore. | has donated fifty d o llars’ worth of fu rn itu re to th - L ib e r a l U niversity, Thig .* jugt w |)at wg w an(ed an() you are answ erable, not for th e A cut ,,f , be proposed bull,ling # f )r |h(; | ib ra r„ |a8, Sull<biy Mr. Beaty deserves a vote of th an k s rightness, hut uprightness of the can seen in the Torch of Reason when b ecam e to Sunday-school. from every Liberal. decision.” From the above it is j,, the near future a copy of which The following is an essay on plainly seen th a t he carried his niav be procured b y dropping a The com m ittee on location are view of the rights of the individual pOKtrtl to the undersigned. h aving quite a time in selecting the “ Science,’’ w ritten by Leona Allen, m ind to an extreme, which, in that \y e wish to im press upon you building sight, hut it is better to he one of the students of the U ni age, had few supporters in his t | iat ¡ts erection ¡3 an assured careful and m ake no m istakes in versity: “ Science is one of the (>WD < • 1111111 r y . But though bis _____---------------- ---------------------------------------——----------------------------------- grandest things the w’orld has ever “ doxy” was th u s strikingly lax, his B lan k No. i. known. If it were not for Science m oral system was strict. The ><XX>O<X> <HXKXXXXX><><>O<><XK><XX><X><XX><X><><XX><><X> we would lack knowledge of o u r advice he generally gave his • • • L ib e ra l (J n iu e its itg F u n d • • • selves, of the w’orld in which we nephews on these points, when th e y live, and, in fact, everything th a t were college students, m ight be ****** leads to refinem ent and a high sum m ed up as follows: Perfect civilization. Science leads to high freedom of thinking, but no other ....................................................................................... E . M. 297. and noble thoughts, and th a t is freedom! To do right and feel M r . J ohn H ick s , T reasu rer F inance B uilding C om m ittee, Silverton. O re .: | what every person needs to possess, hum anely, we are hound: it is an : who wishes to become happy, and honorable bondage, and he is S ir—Inclosed please find $ ............................................................................. f° r m ake the world b etter.” noblest w h o ’s most subm issive to L iberal U niversity F u n d , said fu n d to be used solely for th e c o n stru ctio n , We do not believe th a t more could i t; b u t in m atters of opinion, it is m ain ten an ce and fu rn ish in g of th e Liberal U n iv ersity of S ilverton, Ore. be said in the same num ber of infamy not to to free. H ear wdiat words, an d as the num ber was lim he says about conscience: — E. L. S m ith , Silverton, ited, we th in k the stu d en t did ex “ Conscience is as much a p art of R obert S cott , W oodburn, ............................................................................... cellent work. J ohn H ic k s , T reasu rer, Silverton, a m an as his leg or arm . It is C om m ittee on Finance. given to all hum an beings in a F or th e S e c u la r C h u rch . -XXKMXXXXXXKKXXXXX>C stronger or weaker degree, as force of members is given them in a E ditor Torch of Reason: B lan k No. 2. greater or less degree. I t may he In the Torch of M arch 11th the Q (XX K X X ><H X K X X >CK X X X X ><X X X X ><> C ’X > O y-X X > v O ,><>O<KX <X><KKX>0<><H>0-0'0 strengthened by exercise, as m ay article by Jam es R. Allen has a t any p articu lar lim b o fth e body-” tracted considerable atten tio n • • • f |) i b e i t a l k J n i V e r t s i t v i F u n d • • • In his advice to his children and am ongC incinnati L iberals,of which ****** nephews, this tru th is often I am a member. Every real thought repeated:— on every real subject knocks the ....................................................................................... E . M. 297. “ If ever you find yourself in any wind out of somebody or other. As difficulty, and doubt how to ex soon as his breath comes back he I prom ise to pay to th e o rd er of J ohn H icks , S ilverton, O re., tricate yourself, do what is right, very probably begins to expand it .........................................................D ollars, on o r before .............................................. and you will find it the easiest way in h ard words. These are the best said fund to be used solely for th e c o n stru ctio n , m ain ten a n ce an d fu rn ish of getting out of the difficulty.” evidences th a t a m an can have th a t And again, to Peter C arr: — he has said som ething it was time ing of th e L ib eral U n iv ersity of Silverton, Ore. “Give up money, give up fame, to say. E. L. S m ith , S ilverton, give up science, give th e earth it Oliver W endall Holmes com pares R obert S cott, W oodburn, self, and all it contains, ra th e r th e daw ning of a new’ idea to the Jo h n H icks, T reasu rer, S ilverton, th an do an im m oral act. And tu rn in g over of a stone in a field. C om m ittee on F inance. never suppose th an in any possible After describing all th e blind and situation or any circum stances, it w riggling creatures which live be Cut th is out or copy it, fill in w ith th e am ount you wish to subscribe, and re tu rn to is best for you to do a dishonorable neath th e stone, he says: “ But no Jo h n H icks, tre a su re r finance co m m ittee, S ilv e rto n , O re. th in g .”— B ennett’s W orld’s Sages. sooner is the stone tu rn ed and the a — X A A w -. EJ' ’ » a a V A light w* • • V • let V A in X X VA X Z XX V the A A X X wholesome upon All R eady Now. fact and th a t your subscription will th is m atter lor it is a very im port- compre89ed and b)iuded conlm unity 1«. used solely for th a t purpose, an t one. Several offers of land and of creepiug tb in g M h a n a ll of thenJ The Finance Com m ittee for the . i Liberal T ., , tt • All our m oney have been m ade and wTe which , enjoy the , . x u ry of . legs . construction of ~ the Univers- >ui details ucum have been arranged e j lu i , • and the several m atters have been hope to know’ ju st w hat we are go- , , lty is now ready to receive . • , , and some have a good m an y — rush , ... , ..j. placed in the hands of com m ittees mg to do next week. , .... . . , ., „ subscriptions. I he building com- i 1 v » around w ildly buttin g each other m itte will be upon us right aw ay f°r execution. We were som ewhat disappointed and everything in th eir way, and and we m ust be prepared to pay Several have prom ised to su >- ¡n not being able to have the cu t of end in a general stam pede for un- th eir bills. scribe p ro v id e d it is b u ilt by U niversity in th is week’s issue, derground retreats from the region We earnestly request th a t all w ho Novem bei, to those we would say, | )Ut we ,nU;q learn to labor and to poisoned by sunshine. You never have signified a desire for an sen^ 1 he money right along or it need th in k you can tu rn up a new X in stitu tio n of th is kind, now come " 1T . .onT’ . , C ontain idea w ithout a terrible squirm ing ’ . . I t is absolutely necessary th a t we Seventy-two points for C aptain u _ » forw ard wit i a liberal su bscription jiave th e building ready for A llen’s side last F riday evening at and scattering of th e horrid little population th a t dwells un d er it.” for its construction. Negotiable occupation at th e earliest possible t j,e y p g g. q . E vervthing was AN ADVOCATE. paper will be accepted the sam e as m om ent, and to th is end we urgent- w d bllt t h e ’ pantom im e was ex- C incinnati, O. cash, *aud we wish to im press on the request prom pt subscriptions. , •• ... • ♦ Cut th e subscription blank out of oewent. U n iv e rsity F u n d . subsenoers th at it is not our inten- , . A U11 . th e Torch of R eason, fill it out, T * w j A i „ • » » ». t , . tion to press an y one for paym ent, so • „ , 11(| „.» „ m i i x t n nw Miss Lora Ames was obliged to P reviously A cknow ledged............ 00 th a t it will be possible for you to E. L. S M IT H , stay out last week on account of ’ J * Beat-V» Ltiemawa, u re ......... subscribe liberally. If you feel S ecretary-T reasurer O. S. S. U. her eyes. Miss Ames says th a t the Total........................................... 1703 00 1 I I V